Table 4.
Determinant Factors with respect to the distribution of malaria parasite among Children under 5 years, in AZW District, South Ethiopia, 2017
| Variables | Malaria Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n (%) | Positive n (%) | Negative n (%) | ||
| Mosquitoes breeding site in residents | Yes | 131 (48.4) | 50 (38.2) | 81 (61.8) |
| No | 140 (51.6) | 10 (7.1) | 130 (92.9) | |
| Nearby to health facilities | Yes | 261 (96.3) | 57 (21.8) | 204 (78.2) |
| No | 10 (3.7) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | |
| Distance from Health center, hours | ≤1 hr | 193 (71.2) | 41 (21.2) | 152 (78.8) |
| >1hr | 97 (28.8) | 19 (24.9) | 78 (75.6) | |
| Availability of ITN | Yes | 235 (86.7) | 48 (20.4) | 187 (79,6) |
| No | 36 (23.3) | 12 (33.3) | 24 (66.7) | |
| Number of ITN/house | 0 | 36 (23.3) | 12 (33.3) | 24 (66.7) |
| 1 | 59 (21.7) | 12 (20.3) | 47 (79.2) | |
| 2 | 153 (56.5) | 34 (22.2) | 119 (77.8) | |
| 3 | 23 (8.5) | 2 (8.7) | 21 (91.3) | |
| Structure of house | Grass thatched | 82 (30.2) | 23 (28.0) | 59 (72.0) |
| Made of mud | 177 (65.3) | 35 (19.8) | 142 (80.2) | |
| Semi-permanent | 12 (4.5) | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | |
| <5 sleeping under ITN | Yes | 149 (55.0) | 10 (6.7) | 139 (93.3) |
| No | 122 (45.0) | 50 (41.0) | 72 (59.0) | |
| Number of beds suitable for ITN hanging | >2 | 3 (1.1) | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 77 (28.4) | 14 (18.2) | 63 (81.8) | |
| 1 | 182 (67.1) | 41 (22.5) | 141 (79.5) | |
| 0 | 9 (3.4) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | |